Provide the technology and
program plans for a 170-mile-long, $4 billion, high-speed
transportation system to provide service from Denver
International Airport to the Vail-Eagle County Airport, and
all of the mountain communities en route.

The system requirements
included a maximum speed of 125 mph, ability to climb 8%
grades, and ability to be fully operational in inclement
mountain weather.

The project will be built in
phases by the project consortium, and owned by the State of
Colorado.

Meneren Product:

Exclusive rights to the
high-speed Maglift™ technology

Two-volume formal Proposal
for a Public-Private Joint Venture

Signed "Partnering
Agreement" with the State of Colorado

Separate technology and
economic assessments

Full system cost and revenue
estimates

Phase I test and
demonstration cost estimates

Formation of a special
purpose project company (TransPort Ventures, L.L.C.)

Identified and
acquired intellectual property rights for an
award-winning system

Formed a
world-class project team

Developed structure
for Public-Private Partnership

Managed the
proposal process

Managed technical
and financial reviews

Prepared and
presented formal presentations to public forums

Developed
"Partnering Agreement" with the State of
Colorado

News

The Colorado Senate Transportation and Appropriations
Committees have approved the legislation as of 7 April
2000.

The funding was subsequently stalled in the Colorado House by the
Governor and later failed to pass a state-wide vote.

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